Zombies to take over stage

By
DAMITA LAMONT

ZOMBIE hip hop and graceful ghosts offer a spooky take on dancing in The Haunted House.

This dance-drama performance by Reflexions Dance Studio provides a completely different experience for audiences, with popular styles such as jazz, funk and ballet given a freakish twist.

The performance, a highlight of Reflexions' 56th graduation, tells the tale of the Wallerwitz family, who are tricked into buying a haunted house by a vampire in disguise.

They believe they are buying a quaint three- bedroom family home but end up with a home filled with ghouls, zombies and horrible creatures that they discover one after the next.

"Expect all sorts of crazy creatures from the biggest spiders you have ever seen to dolls that come to life," Reflexions owner-manager Fiona Bakes said.

"There is even dancing food."

The Wallerwitz family are overcome by these frightening creatures and there is nothing left to do but call the ghost-busters.

Other highlights of the Reflexions graduation are a sultry jazz display Burlesque, booty-shaking latin hip hop, a performance troupe who will be sharing routines that will be performed in the upcoming dance eisteddfod, and a break- dancing class which is new for the studio.

The rest of the graduation features a series of group dances, public dance exams and dance competitions, and will run into late in the evening.

Classes will resume on July 21 and are open to new students.nReflexions Dance Studio's 56th graduation will be held tomorrow, starting at 10.30am, at the Burnie Arts and Function Centre town hall. The feature performance The Haunted House begins at 6pm. Tickets at the door.